The sudden departure of a top performer can be hard for any company in any industry. It’s nearly always a shock to the system. Top performing people often have some of the most valuable knowledge about how the business works. They’re used to taking on some of the toughest jobs… Read more
Want to Make More Money in the Second Half of 2017?
Maybe you are not quite as employed as you’d like to be this summer — maybe you’re temporarily in between jobs, or working part time and wanting more hours. Maybe you’re a stay-at-home parent or someone who just wants to make some money in their spare time. Walking in to… Read more
Four Strategies to Keep Your Employees Engaged and Committed to Your Organization
How do you prevent burnout and low morale? How do you keep people loyal and keep them engaged in delivering products or services to customers? In some ways, this is a fairly elaborate question — but in other ways, it’s just simple. Here are some basic philosophies that can help… Read more
The Strategy Behind Conducting a Secret Job Search While Currently Employed
To lots of career professionals, this is a big question — how do you look for another job while keeping the one you have? A lot of the challenge has to do with job gaps. People don’t want job gaps for several very compelling reasons. They know that any kind… Read more
The Negative Effects of Taking a Job You Don’t Really Want and How to Find One Better
Many of us have been in a situation where we ‘settled’ when looking for a new job. We take jobs just to be able to go to work again, but often regret jumping at the first opportunity or not waiting for a better offer. Sometimes the new job just doesn’t… Read more
Should You Keep a Top Tier Employee if Their Overall Performance Begins to Decrease?
Many top managers have had this problem — they’re looking over department performance, and they find that one of the best people is no longer operating in an optimal way. It’s often us a surprise or a shock — why isn’t that shining star still delivering the goods? In reality,… Read more
As Summer Heats Up, How Can You Make Sure Employees Stay Safe and Hydrated?
As spring turns to summer, many Americans are rushing for the thermostat dial to try to ward off the coming heat waves that are going to make life difficult in the weeks ahead. The workplace can be part of this rampage — people want to be comfortable. And it’s not… Read more
The Secret to Managing a Diverse Team Effectively
Managing teams isn’t always easy. Experienced managers understand that because each person is uniquely different, challenges often arise in moving forward with a number of people working collaboratively. However, the diversity of a team doesn’t have to compromise its single-mindedness of function and general cooperative capability. Don’t Force It One… Read more
How to Motivate Your Stressed Out and Frustrated Employees
People at a company might be stressed out for many different reasons. Maybe it’s a mismatch between how the company is set up and what it’s trying to achieve in its markets. Or maybe the company is just understaffed at the moment. Maybe there is a toxic personality wreaking havoc… Read more
How Does Weather Impact Light Industrial Jobs?
Everyone whose workplace is subject to the whims of mother nature knows that you can’t change the weather. However, you can adopt administrative principles that help plan and predict what’s likely to happen when stormy weather intrudes on core operations. Schedule Around Weather One of the first and most fundamental… Read more